It seems that there was far more coverage (and championing?) of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN than of OCTOPUSSY during the "Battle of the Bonds". Did the mag go as far as adopting a "pro-Connery, anti-Moore" position?

It seems that there was far more coverage (and championing?) of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN than of OCTOPUSSY during the "Battle of the Bonds". Did the mag go as far as adopting a "pro-Connery, anti-Moore" position?

Well, the mag and club has always been a bit pro-Connery and anti-Moore. Yes, three NSNA covers in a row. Sort of bent me out of shape at the time. But to fair to the club, Moore and OP were featured on their newsletter OO7 Extra at this time.

The thing that got me was there was never a AVTAK cover. But, again, there was a OO7 Extra AVTAK cover.

You push all other collectors (myself for sure) to keep going at it to become as vast a collector like yourself.

Thanks Qwerty. That's another reason I did this list. Now collector's have their own checklist and know what these issues looked like. Or, if someone is a collector of a particular person, they know which issue to go after.

I'm very tempted to join now. What is the membership price now? (I know it's quite high, but I forget the actual number)

I'm not sure off hand, but hit the link above and it will take you to their application page. It's expensive, but worth it, IMO. And it's now the ONLY way to get 'OO7' in a timely manner. I used to be able to find it in stores around LA. Not anymore. And the new issues, for whatever reason, never seem to show up on eBay.

Great list. I've been involved in many of those mags over the years. Also have a complete collection plus some spares if anyone is interested. Also we were very pro Connery because he was the Bond of our age group. Collectively the most popular Bond film amongst the early team producing 007 was FRWL, though Ross's favourite was OHMSS. I don't think any of us was into Roger Moore.

Great article, good to see the early covers. I have been collecting these myself since I first saw issue 17 in my local shop and have been a member since 1989. Reading this makes me want to go after all the early additions I missed.

Let me say a huge thanks for such a detailed article and very well done at that, Zencat. As 007 Magazine has been one of my collecting obsessions over the last few years, it comes as most welcome. While I doubt I'll ever have an entire collection of 007s, I am trying to collect from issue 15-onward and have about six to go to complete things through 2002. It's been the thrill of the chase as I picked another up the other day.

But isn't it funny event the club doesn't keep such an archive? Or at least try to reproduce some. I think the American fan club did that with their first few issues.

Also, Zencat, any chance you may be doing a similar article on the 007 Extras, Bondage or Collecting 007 in the future?

You will certainly have your work cut out for you there. Didn't they swap and change the format and title of this interim publication a few times?

I'm sure the details are in all the 007 magazines but 007 Extra and For Your Eyes Only were some of the titles they played with and these don't seem to be as well documented as the existence of the main publication.